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5 Tuman - Ahmad Qajar Pattern
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Ahmad Shah Qajar in military uniform, wearing a plumed crown, centered within the field. The effigy is framed by two elegant olive branches arranged in a wreath at the base. The Arabic legend encircles the upper portion of the field, reading the shah's full royal title and the name of Iran. The AH date 1337 appears in Eastern Arabic numerals at the bottom of the coin, below the wreath. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a large imperial Qajar crown rendered in high relief, positioned above a two-line Arabic inscription. The legend, giving the royal name and title of Ahmad Shah Qajar, is inscribed below the crown in elegant Arabic script. The entire central design is encircled by a symmetrical wreath of olive branches. The AH date 1332 appears in Eastern Arabic numerals at the base of the design, below the legend. |
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Ahmad Shah's reign was collapsing in slow motion by 1919 — the Anglo-Persian Agreement of that year, which would have made Iran a virtual British protectorate, provoked such domestic fury that it was never ratified. Pattern coinage from this period reflects an administration trying to project monetary stability it did not possess. Whether this piece was struck at Tehran or by a European contractor is not firmly established in the literature.